March 16. RISE Crocker 5th gr Transition Meeting @ 8:45-10:15am

March 17: Staff Appreciation Lunch @ 12pm

March 18: 6th gr Social @ 6-8pm

March 19: 8th gr Ski Trip (Saturday)

March 21-25: 7th gr Utah Trip

March 21: 6th gr Cotillion @ 6:50pm

March 22: Battle of the Books Finale 6pm

March 25: School Site Council Meeting @ 9:35am virtual

March 28-April 1: Spring Break

• Bell Schedule
• Crocker Calendar - Month at a Glance
• 2021-2022 Academic Year at a Glance
• Crocker Parent Group Website
• Crocker HCSD Main Website
• PowerSchool
• Crocker Remote HTV

February and March have been filled with learning opportunities for our students. In classrooms, students are engaged in their learning. Our educators facilitate learning which connects subject matter to real-life contexts. I have enjoyed observing engaging instructional methods, such as group work, science investigations on biodiversity, and Socratic seminars. Keep up the great work, Vikings!

Our Viking spirit shone at our Chinese New Year Celebration. Thank you, parent volunteers, and Mandarin teacher Ms. Shaw-Yu. The learning continued for our 7th graders at an interactive Korean Cultural Assembly. Thanks to the effort of Ms. Audrey Fairchild and the Korean Education Center of San Franciso. Last week, our 8th-grade DREAM Leaders interviewed over 100 aspiring 7th Grade DREAM leaders. Counselor Bonnie Slater's Developing Empathic and Responsible Adolescent Mentors program is going strong! Finally, we headed into the weekend with the entire school participating in the Intercultural Food Festival, IIF, led by teacher Michelle Bowie. IIF food booths were creatively designed and expertly run by students for students. The energy and entrepreneurial spirit were exciting and refreshing!

I am proud to share that Crocker is a community that has worked hard during the pandemic to provide a safe and healthy place to learn and be together. We have been successful because we respect ourselves, each other, and our community. All Crocker Vikings should respect each person's personal preference as we navigate the four levels of masking. In the strongly recommended phase, CDPH recommends that everyone wear a mask indoors, but it is not required. During the "strongly recommended" phase, HCSD would like families to consider having students wear masks indoors during music classes. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Principal Brady or Assistant Principal Miller.

Finally, a huge thank you to Assistant Principal Dave Miller for all of his coordination and planning efforts for our upcoming 7th and 8th Grade National Parks Trip. Our 7th graders set sail on Monday, March 21, for an exciting travel week. Additionally, our 7th graders remaining on campus will have a fun-filled week of adventure with day trips organized by our 7th-grade teachers!

Go Vikings!

Maria Brady

The following slate of officers is proposed for the Crocker Parent Group Executive Board 2022/2023. An oral vote to formally approve the proposed slate will take place at the May 13th CPG General Meeting.

Co- Presidents- Shelby Van Doren, Mona Pine

Co-Vice Presidents of Volunteers - Wendie Leung, Jen Keane
Treasurer- Katrina Reynolds
Secretary – Dana Sakal
Networking Reps –Karen Crawford, Karen Folgner
Communications: Newsletter- Becky Leao / Instagram- Nahall Fells

Trustee Rep. - Erica Monteverdi
6th grade Reps. – Kimberly Wickam, Kelly Couch
7th grade Reps.- Danielle Simon, Marlo Go-Stroud
8th grade Reps. – Jessica Zucker, Mirra Desuasido

Crocker's Adopt a Book program helps keep our library stocked with new and exciting books. For more information or to donate, CLICK HERE.

Thank you so much to the following families who have donated to Adopt a Book this year: Wang, Kittredge, Gasior/Margolin, Rodriguez, Droese, Kumar/Kurani, Spreng/Mardakhaev, Leung, Ayer, Simon, Friedman, Miller, Tuzar, Roslansky, Harris, Diercks, Baban, Friedeberg, Harris, Greenberg, and Hoffmeister.

Look for

“New menu selections” and “Back on the menu”

Order Choice Lunch

Click the link for details Choicelunch.com

THANK YOU to our dedicated parent volunteers

Parent volunteers are welcome. If interested, please email

Tiffany Tsurudome at drtiffanylt@gmail.com

THANK YOU

to the incredible team that brought Lunar New Year fun to Crocker.

On February 25th, students and staff experienced Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese traditions through games, crafts, and food.

Administrators and Staff

Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, Trustee Gilbert Wai, Mrs. Maria Brady, Mr. Dave Miller, Mr. Troy Hager, Ms. Frances Shaw-Yu, Ms. Betty Tran, and Ms. Veronica Valencia

Parent volunteers

Bonnie Kam, Wendie Leung, Cherilyn Wong, Gina Tsai, Donna Wei, Kapo Young, Binny Wong, Grace Liu, Kimi Tsui, Becky Leao, Wei Liu, Katie Lau, and Tiffany Tsurudome

Private donors

Marilyn Labrucherie, Karen Mak, Sue Choi, Marlene Tuzar, Kimi Tsui, Stephanie Pham, Leslie Huie, Kristin Deng, Aki Yoshikawa, Khim Kee, Rebecca Anwar, Christy Wu, Mary Feng, Patty Choi, and Sharon Shaw

Sponsor

Crocker Parent Group

Donors

Truedan, Crystal Springs Produce, and Dim Sum Corner

This is the last cotillion! Don't miss it!

Date: March 21(Monday)

Time: 6:50-8pm

Location: Crocker MPR

Thanks!

Joanna, Zara & Angela

6th Grade Networking will have a fun, casual get together for parents at I'l Piccolo Coffee shop in Burlingame this Friday, March 18th at 8:45am. You should have received an Evite with details.

6th Grade Networking will host a more formal meeting on Friday, April 8th at 8:45 am in the Crocker MPR. You are invited to hear from Principal Maria Brady and the Crocker administrative team on details about next year's electives, the Yosemite trip, and general transitions to 7th grade.

We look forward to seeing you!

Sincerely,

Kristen Owen and Karen Folgner

6th Grade Networking Chairs

Crocker Parent Group

After being vaccinated for the Tdap and two doses of Varicella, please email your immunization records to Kris Murphy, kmurphy@hcsdk8.org. Refer to the image for the "Parents' Guide to Immunizations Required for School Entry." Click to see.

For those families that have not notified the office regarding immunization records, a letter will be mailed shortly as a reminder of vaccine(s) that are required for 7th-grade entry.

Any questions, please contact:

Kristine Murphy

650.342.6331

kmurphy@hcsdk8.org

Attention All 8th Graders!

This year the annual 8th grade ski trip will take place this Saturday, March 19, 2022. This is an all day event and we will be headed by charter bus to the beautiful Dodge Ridge Ski Resort. This event is for beginners (lessons will be offered) to advanced skiers/boarders - or any 8th graders that want to have some Tahoe fun! You don’t want to miss this memorable day of bonding and guaranteed laughs! This event is organized by the Crocker Parent Group and is not a school sponsored event.

Click here for more details (permission slip and payment links).

Sincerely,

Katie Schmidt, Chelsea Woo Thompson and Cris Mendell

Crocker Ski Trip 2022 co-chairs

You won't want to miss this!

Calling all parents of 5th graders with IEP/504 plans: RISE's "Transition to Crocker" parent coffee is TOMORROW, March 16! Connect with other parents (outdoors in person) heading to Crocker with a fun icebreaker. Learn about the Transition IEP process and Crocker from Director Bhavna Narula, Principal Brady and Crocker staff. RSVP here for location!

Save the Date for an exciting community speaker event jointly sponsored by RISE, APG, Crocker and HCSD! Child Mind Institute will come speak at Crocker on April 19, 7pm about teaching our kids resilience and managing anxiety amid COVID reopening.

RISE is seeking school reps & committee chairs for the 2022-23 year. Email rise.parentgroup@gmail.com if you have a passion to support our mission!

Wow, what a party! The Hillsborough Schools Foundation (HSF) would like to express heartfelt gratitude to the entire Hillsborough community for making Farewell to Prohibition a smashing success! We are so grateful to the talented team of volunteers who made this event happen, their hard work and your generosity helped HSF raise a record breaking $482,000 (and counting)!

At the event, we introduced our FUNd-A-Need which will give our students the gift of play. Click here to watch the video and learn more about this year’s FUNd-a-Need and how HSF is helping fund FUN at every school in our district. For those unable to attend, there is still time to donate, please text “HSF” to 650-772-4911 to make your donation today! Your contribution will count towards your HSF Annual Giving donation.

You are invited to an outdoor concert taking place on Saturday, April 2, 2022 @ 4pm at the Leo J. Ryan Park Amphitheater in Foster City.

This ~30 minute program led by the PWC’s Artistic Director Dr. Anne K. Hege will be an interactive exploration of choral music celebrating nature: water, earth, and the cosmos. From the rhythmic vocals accompanying Estévez’s “Mata del Anima Sola” (Tree of the Lonely Soul) to the clear, shimmering sounds in Ešenvalds’ “Stars,” each piece of music will spark wonder in listeners of all ages and sow the seeds of a love of choral music in our youngest audiences. Please join on April 2nd!

WHAT: First Annual Peninsula Women’s Chorus at the Park

WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 4pm

WHERE: Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park Amphitheater - 650 Shell Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404

TICKETS: Free Event

MORE INFO: https://pwchorus.org/concert/pwcatthepark/

Email: crockervikingnews@gmail.com
Website: http://crocker.hcsd.info/
Location: 2600 Ralston Avenue
Phone: 650-342-6331